Jisho

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配

10 strokes
Radical:
wine, alcohol 酉
Parts:
已 酉
distribute, spouse, exile, rationing
Kun:
くば.る
On:
ハイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
359 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 配給 【ハイキュウ】 distribution (e.g. films, rice), rationing (e.g. food, gasoline), food ration
  • 配管 【ハイカン】 plumbing, piping
  • 無配 【ムハイ】 without dividend
  • 宅配 【タクハイ】 home delivery

Kun reading compounds

  • 配る 【くばる】 to distribute, to hand out, to deliver, to deal out, to serve out, to allot, to allocate, to place (staff, soldiers, etc.), to station

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
pei4
Korean:
bae

Spanish

  • distribuir
  • racionar

Portuguese

  • distribuir
  • cônjuge
  • exílio
  • racionamento

French

  • distribuer
  • épouse
  • exiler
  • rationner
299 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
388 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
368 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
304 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4779 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
430 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
971 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1141 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.14 Japanese for Busy People
515 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
524 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
727 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1790 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1853 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
981 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1330 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1448 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
39771 Morohashi
1460 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6163 New Nelson (John Haig)
1436 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1544 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
308 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
363 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3256 2001 Kanji
7e3.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-7-3 SKIP code
1761.7 Four corner code
1-39-59 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
914d Unicode hex code

線

15 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
小 幺 水 白 糸
Variants:
綫
line, track
Kun:
すじ
On:
セン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
382 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 線 【セン】 line, stripe, stria, line (e.g. telephone line), wire, ray (e.g. X-ray), beam, line (e.g. of a railroad), track, route, lane, outline, contours, form, level, division, line (of action), position, approach, policy, principle, impression one leaves, air one gives off
  • 繊維 【センイ】 fibre, fiber, textile
  • 横線 【オウセン】 horizontal line
  • 赤外線 【セキガイセン】 infrared rays, infrared radiation

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xian4
Korean:
seon

Spanish

  • línea
  • cable
  • frontera
  • raíl
  • carril

Portuguese

  • linha
  • trilha

French

  • ligne
  • voie
447 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
176 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
329 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
247 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3580 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
389 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
826 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2.20 Japanese for Busy People
299 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
299 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
841 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1551 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1760 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
944 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1273 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1351 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27641 Morohashi
1392 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4548 New Nelson (John Haig)
1339 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1438 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
236 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2742 2001 Kanji
6a9.7 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-9 SKIP code
2693.2 Four corner code
1-32-94 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7dda Unicode hex code

用

5 strokes
Radical:
use 用 (甩)
Parts:
用
utilize, business, service, use, employ
Kun:
もち.いる
On:
ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
107 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 用 【ヨウ】 business, task, errand, engagement, use, purpose, for the use of ..., used for ..., made for ..., call of nature, excretion
  • 用意 【ヨウイ】 preparation, arrangements, provision, getting ready, laying out (e.g. a meal)
  • 登用 【トウヨウ】 appointment, assignment, promotion
  • 効用 【コウヨウ】 use, utility, effect, benefit

Kun reading compounds

  • 用いる 【もちいる】 to use, to make use of, to utilize, to utilise

Readings

Japanese names:
たから
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yong4
Korean:
yong

Spanish

  • uso
  • empleo
  • trabajo
  • usar
  • hacer uso de

Portuguese

  • utilizar
  • negócios
  • serviço
  • usar
  • empregar

French

  • se servir de
  • affaires
  • service
  • utiliser
  • employer
146 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
235 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
215 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
102 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2993 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
110 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
219 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
193 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.19 Japanese for Busy People
107 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
107 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
308 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1329 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3694 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1889 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2569 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1189 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
21703 Morohashi
2976 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3721 New Nelson (John Haig)
1181 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1265 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
177 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
116 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3653 2001 Kanji
2r3.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-3 SKIP code
4-5-1 SKIP code
7722.0 Four corner code
1-45-49 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7528 Unicode hex code

差

10 strokes
Radical:
work 工
Parts:
ノ 并 工 王 羊
distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance
Kun:
さ.す、 さ.し
On:
サ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
449 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 差 【サ】 difference, variation, difference
  • 差し 【サシ】 between (e.g. two people), face to face, hindrance, impediment, arrhythmic section of recitative, playing with only 2 players, prefix used for stress or emphasis, counter for traditional dance songs
  • 落差 【ラクサ】 difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water), head, drop (e.g. of a waterfall), fall distance, difference, gap
  • 賃金格差 【チンギンカクサ】 pay gap, wage gap, wage differential

Kun reading compounds

  • 差す 【さす】 to shine, to be visible, to be tinged with, to rise (of water levels), to flow in, to be felt (i.e. as an emotion), to come over one, to hold up (an umbrella, etc.), to put up, to raise, to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance), to insert, to put in, to wear (a sword) in one's belt, to wear at one's side, to carry under one's arm, to insert one's arm under an opponent's arm, to pole (a boat), to pour, to add (liquid), to serve (drinks), to put on (lipstick, etc.), to apply, to colour, to dye, to light (a fire), to burn, to shut, to close, to lock, to fasten, to stop in the midst of, to leave undone
  • 差し 【さし】 between (e.g. two people), face to face, hindrance, impediment, arrhythmic section of recitative, playing with only 2 players, prefix used for stress or emphasis, counter for traditional dance songs
  • 尺 【さし】 ruler, measure
  • 旗指 【はたさし】 samurai who carries his general's banner while riding into battle, small war flag attached to the back of one's armour during battle
  • 一差し 【ひとさし】 one dance, one game (e.g. of shogi)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
chai1, cha1, cha4, ci1
Korean:
cha, chi

Spanish

  • distinción
  • diferencia
  • remanente
  • poner
  • echar
  • verter

Portuguese

  • distinção
  • diferença
  • variação
  • discrepancia
  • margem
  • equilíbrio

French

  • différence
  • distinction (entre)
  • variation
  • divergence
  • marge
  • balance
399 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
508 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
482 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
614 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3662 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
662 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
492 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1164 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
658 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
669 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
674 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
553 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4104 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2082 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2821 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
560 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
8732 Morohashi
3311 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1537 New Nelson (John Haig)
554 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
593 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
544 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
972 2001 Kanji
2o8.4 The Kanji Dictionary
3-7-3 SKIP code
2-6-4 SKIP code
2-2-8 SKIP code
2-3-7 SKIP code
8021.1 Four corner code
1-26-25 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5dee Unicode hex code

込

5 strokes (also 4)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
入 込
crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji)
Kun:
-こ.む、 こ.む、 こ.み、 -こ.み、 こ.める
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
675 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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Kun reading compounds

  • 込む 【こむ】 to be crowded, to be packed, to be congested, to be thronged (with), to be complex, to be intricate, to go into, to go in, to put into, to become (completely), to do thoroughly, to do sufficiently, to remain (silent, seated, etc.), to stay ...
  • 込み 【こみ】 including ..., inclusive of ..., bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.), lumping together, komi, extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
  • 混み合う 【こみあう】 to be crowded, to be packed, to be jammed
  • 割り込み 【わりこみ】 queue jumping, breaking into a line, muscling in on, wedging oneself in, interruption, sharing a theater box (theatre), interrupt
  • 取り込み 【とりこみ】 taking in, bringing in, capturing (e.g. customers), attracting, winning over, pleasing, confusion, bustle, misfortune, disorder, importing (e.g. data), capturing (e.g. image)
  • 込める 【こめる】 to load (a gun, etc.), to charge, to put into (e.g. emotion, effort), to include (e.g. tax in a sales price), to hang over, to shroud, to enshroud, to envelop, to screen

Readings

Japanese names:
こみ、 ごめ
Korean:
ib

Spanish

  • abarrotar
  • llenarse
  • apiñarse
  • meter
  • incluir

Portuguese

  • apinhado
  • misturar
  • em volume
  • incluido

French

  • encombré
  • mélange
  • en gros
  • inclus
  • (kokuji)
1275 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
280 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4660 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
987 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
948 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
178 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.9 Japanese for Busy People
776 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
790 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
961 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
675 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3762 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1917 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2608 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
787 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38712P Morohashi
3030 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6010 New Nelson (John Haig)
780 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
843 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
396 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
1055 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3562 2001 Kanji
2q2.3 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-2 SKIP code
3-2-2 SKIP code
3830.0 Four corner code
1-25-94 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8fbc Unicode hex code

接

11 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
女 扎 立
Variants:
擑
touch, contact, adjoin, piece together
Kun:
つ.ぐ
On:
セツ、 ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
523 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 接続 【セツゾク】 connection, attachment, union, join, joint, link, changing trains, conjunction
  • 切断 【セツダン】 cutting, severance, section, amputation, disconnection
  • 溶接 【ヨウセツ】 welding
  • 応接 【オウセツ】 reception (e.g. of visitors), dealing with
  • 接心 【セッシン】 concentration, period of intensive zazen

Kun reading compounds

  • 接ぐ 【つぐ】 to join, to piece together, to set (bones), to graft (onto a tree)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jie1
Korean:
jeob

Spanish

  • acercarse
  • aproximarse
  • unir
  • conectar
  • entretener
  • dar la bienvenida
  • contactar

Portuguese

  • tocar
  • contato
  • juntar
  • pedir juntamente

French

  • joindre
  • toucher
  • contact
  • recoller (morceaux)
652 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
753 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
730 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
576 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1951 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
417 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
579 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1548 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.1 Japanese for Busy People
486 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
495 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
748 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
905 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
607 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
368 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
460 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
679 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12280 Morohashi
500 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2213 New Nelson (John Haig)
672 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
725 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
399 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
740 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1369 2001 Kanji
3c8.10 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
5004.4 Four corner code
1-32-60 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
63a5 Unicode hex code

続

13 strokes
Radical:
silk 糸 (糹)
Parts:
儿 冖 士 小 幺 糸
Variants:
續 賡
continue, series, sequel
Kun:
つづ.く、 つづ.ける、 つぐ.ない
On:
ゾク、 ショク、 コウ、 キョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
141 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 続 【ゾク】 continuation, sequel
  • 続出 【ゾクシュツ】 appearing one after another, cropping up one after another, occurring in succession
  • 断続 【ダンゾク】 intermittence, being intermittent, occurring intermittently
  • 持続 【ジゾク】 continuation, persisting, lasting, sustaining, enduring
  • 続 【ゾク】 continuation, sequel
  • 続日本紀 【ショクニホンギ】 Shoku Nihongi (second of the six classical Japanese history texts)

Kun reading compounds

  • 続く 【つづく】 to continue, to last, to go on, to continue (without a break), to be unbroken, to occur again and again, to lead to, to connect to, to adjoin, to come after, to follow, to succeed, to rank next to, to hold out, to keep, to last
  • 続ける 【つづける】 to continue, to keep up, to keep on

Readings

Japanese names:
つぐ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xu4
Korean:
sog

Spanish

  • continuación
  • serie
  • secuela
  • continuar
  • seguir

Portuguese

  • continuar
  • série
  • sequela
  • sequência

French

  • continuer
  • série
  • suite
456 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
563 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
536 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
214 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3544 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
548 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
821 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2334 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
3.17 Japanese for Busy People
243 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
243 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
211 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1539 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1722 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
921 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1244 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1357 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
27533 Morohashi
1362 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4500 New Nelson (John Haig)
1345 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1445 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
400 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
609 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2757 2001 Kanji
6a7.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-6-7 SKIP code
2491.2 Four corner code
1-34-19 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7d9a Unicode hex code

器

15 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening 口
Parts:
口 大
Variants:
噐
utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool, set
Kun:
うつわ
On:
キ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
525 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 器 【キ】 device, instrument, vessel, container, ability, capacity, calibre, caliber
  • 機械 【キカイ】 machine, mechanism, instrument, appliance, apparatus
  • 呼吸器 【コキュウキ】 respiratory organs
  • 化学兵器 【カガクヘイキ】 chemical weapon

Kun reading compounds

  • 器 【うつわ】 bowl, vessel, container, ability, capacity, calibre, caliber
  • 器物 【きぶつ】 receptacle, container, vessel, utensil, implement, furniture, personal property, calibre, talent, ability
  • 横綱の器 【よこづなのうつわ】 mental characteristics expected of a grand champion

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qi4
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • utensilio
  • vasija
  • receptáculo
  • envase
  • caldera

Portuguese

  • utensilio
  • vasol
  • receptaculo
  • implementar
  • instrumento
  • capacidade
  • recipiente
  • ferramenta
  • conjunto

French

  • ustensile
  • récipient
  • instrument
  • appareil
  • capacité
  • outil
  • service (de table)
372 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
475 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
452 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
483 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
994 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
398 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
419 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2378 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
527 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
536 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
682 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
334 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3367 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1742 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2368 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
122 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
4349P Morohashi
2713 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
898 New Nelson (John Haig)
121 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
127 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
624 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3777 2001 Kanji
3d12.13 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-9 SKIP code
4-15-1 SKIP code
6666.3 Four corner code
1-20-79 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5668 Unicode hex code